This I Believe. In the 1950’s National Public Radio invited its listeners to submit personal essays. Below are the guidelines and links to a few exemplars for this format. As you will see, there are many ways to approach this type of essay and voices and styles as diverse as their contributors.
This I Believe.
In the 1950’s National Public Radio invited its listeners to submit personal essays. Below are the guidelines and links to a few exemplars for this format. As you will see, there are many ways to approach this type of essay and voices and styles as diverse as their contributors.
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- Read some examples of This I Believe essays:
"Be Cool to the Pizza Dude""Do What You Love"
"A Musician of Many Cultures"
"Free Minds and Hearts at Work"
"Unleashing the Power of Creativity"
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